A few years ago, I did a thankful journal via this blog. Although I wasn’t always as timely as I should have been, I enjoyed the reflection and focus it gave me as I looked for ways and things to be thankful for. This year, I’m going to renew my efforts and try to be a bit more on top of it so I’m not playing catch-up so much. So, here goes….

Today, I’m thankful for good books given by good friends who inspire me to be a better person.

Groceries, lawn, garden, papers, blogs, kitchen–all things that I’ve had to ignore in the craziness of teaching full time and tutoring 4 hours a day. Today, I was able to catch-up on some of these. So thankful to get some things done.

In a 1 1/2 week period, I will miss school four different days–all for school obligations; in 15 years of teaching, this has never happened. Today, it appears that I will survive this and be able to write decent sub plans so my students are still learning.